Stool Culture with Campy and Shiga Toxin

Test ID: CGSTS

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LOINC:
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Frequency: Setup: Daily; prelim 24 hrs; final 72 hrs
Instructions: Stool preserved in liquid Cary Blair media within 1 hr of collection.
Text: Presence or absence of Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter and
Shigatoxin (other pathogens per request). Altered normal flora is noted.
Methodology: Conventional culture plus enrichment broth.

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